Bed hanging, Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed plain weave (chintz), Large hanging of cotton chintz, lined with pale blue Chinese silk damask (now removed), contemporary with the chintz, and bound on three sides with twill curtain binding. The design is of large-scale flowering branches with large blossoms, smaller sprays of flowers, and heavily curved leaves, with birds (peacocks, parakeets, and pheasants) perched among them. With exception of certain leaves, design elements have different color scheme and internal decoration with each repetition

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Size: 3900px × 2694px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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